Dan Laursen

The lawmaker supports the amendment because they believe it improves the bill through better wording changes.

The lawmaker supports the amendment for a bike trail project because it will bring tourism and economic development to a hardship county where other funding sources are insufficient.

The lawmaker reiterates support for the amendment to prevent vital dollars from being unavailable for city and irrigation projects.

The lawmaker opposes the amendment because the account balance has doubled since 2019 and already contains sufficient funds to cover outstanding payments.

The lawmaker supports the bill because it provides a backup force if the National Guard is deployed and clarifies that the state guard operates independently of federal government references.

The lawmaker believes the executive branch should not audit its own agencies and argues that existing statutes authorize the legislature to conduct these audits.

The lawmaker argues that constituents question the return on investment and believe free market principles, rather than government incentives, should guide economic development. They also cite concerns about limited legislative oversight of the council's appointed commission.